Principal Transport Planner

Principal Transport Planner

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Oxfordshire County Council to join the Central Team as: Principal Transport Planner. You will be at the forefront of shaping our transport plans, leading on the development of the council’s proposals for a Workplace Parking Levy. 

We are looking to recruit a technical lead that will oversee the Workplace Parking Levy project, providing the project team with leadership and day to day support, working alongside other OCC Technical Leads, consultants and other appointed specialists to develop proposals from concept to consultation and scheme approval.

We are looking to recruit a person who can help build strong and inclusive relationships with our partners and stakeholders including businesses and the Department for Transport. The project also involves developing a business case, assessing the benefits and impacts of proposals, and developing a supporting investment plan.

About you

You will have experience in leading a project team as well as extensive experience in delivering large, complex programmes of change and strategy development. Additionally, you will ideally have political or public sector experience.

Rewards and benefits:

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 day’s holiday pro-rata p.a. plus bank holidays  
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Would you like to know more?

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stewart Wilson, Place Planning Team Leader (Central) Stewart.Wilson@oxfordshire.gov.uk